In the Netherlands, the number of incidents involving fake police officers has increased.

The number of incidents where fraudsters pose as police officers in the Netherlands has increased. While about 400 such cases were recorded last year, there are already over 2.4 thousand this year. According to the police, elderly people often fall victim. Fraudsters call victims, report thefts in their area, and offer to send an officer to take their valuables for safekeeping. People, hoping for police assistance, lose everything, including savings, family heirlooms, and works of art.

Law enforcement officers urge all victims of such fraud to contact the police and issue warnings about active criminal groups across the Netherlands. Real police officers never take citizens' personal belongings, can always identify themselves with a badge, and can be verified through the official police number.

Ukraine also faces the problem of fraud, perhaps due to which the number of court sentences for this crime is increasing. Theater and film actor Andriy Valensky became a victim of fraudsters who withdrew 270 thousand hryvnias from his bank account.

Fraudulent actions under the name "Ukrenergo"

The fraudsters were active on the social network Facebook, where they used the name of the company "Ukrenergo" to attract attention to their pages. They posted a link to a Telegram channel where one could supposedly sign up for an electronic queue to visit the TCC. As a result, the actor transferred 270 thousand hryvnias to the fraudsters.